The 2013 Athlon Preseason All-MAC teams were announced recently and featured the selection of 7 Rockets (Reedy gets the nod twice) to their All-MAC team.

First-Team
RB David Fluellen
WR Bernard Reedy
C Zac Kerin
K Jeremiah Detmer
PR Bernard Reedy

Second-Team
OG Greg Mancz
DE Jayrone Elliott
CB Cheatham Norrils

Congrats to all the Rockets selected – there are many deserving names on this list and even more names on our roster who will prove they belong on this list by season’s end.

Want to see the full list of MAC players selected? Head over here.

I caught this from the Lance Moore Community Cares website last night. Former Toledo Rockets Bruce Gradkowski (Steelers) and Lance Moore (Saints) will be hosting a football camp on Saturday June 22 from 8am to 12pm at St. Francis de Sales High School (map). The camp is geared towards boys and girls ages 7-14 and is free. Follow the link to register today! Space is limited.

Straight from ESPN.com:

Alabama Crimson Tide backup quarterback Phillip Ely is transferring to Toledo, according to multiple reports. The redshirt freshman tweeted from his personal account that he’s “ready to make a change in my life for the better.”

Ely had some impressive numbers in high school – throwing for 2,731 yards and 26 touchdowns on the way to the state championship game. To read the whole article on Ely, head over here.

Phil Steele released his 2013 Preseason All-MAC Team and the list included 12 Toledo players. Bernard Reedy got the nod three times: as a WR and KR on the first team and as a PR on the third team. Here’s the run down of Toledo players:

To see the entire 2013 Preseason All-MAC team, head over here.

Congratulations to all the Rockets that were named to this list. Keep up the hard work guys — we’re closing in on 100 days until the 2013 season begins.

Senior Zac Kerin has been named to the 2013 Rimington Trophy Watch List for the most outstanding center in the nation. A little more about the award:

The Rimington Trophy is presented annually to the Most Outstanding Center in NCAA Division I-A College Football. Since its inception, the Rimington Trophy has raised over $2 million. The fourteen-year old award is overseen by the Boomer Esiason Foundation, which is committed to finding a cure for cystic fibrosis and has raised over $100 million for CF Research.

Dave Rimington, the award’s namesake, was a consensus first-team All-America center at the University of Nebraska in 1981 and 1982, during which time he became the John Outland Trophy’s only double winner as the nation’s finest college interior lineman. For more on the Rimington Trophy and a list of past recipients, visit www.rimingtontrophy.com

The winner of the Rimington Trophy will be honored at a presentation banquet at the Rococo Theater in Lincoln, Nebraska on January 11, 2014. Kerin is one of two representatives from the MAC conference — the other is BGSU’s David Kekuewa. Congratulations to Zac on being named to this list.